Happy Thanksgiving
The Pinetree PTA hoped all our Pioneers, Families, Teachers and Staff had a very Happy Thanksgiving and enjoyed your week long vacation. We're thankful for all our Pinetree Families for all your wonderful support of the Pinetree PTA this year. We're excited for the second half of the year as we'll have more exciting events including Celebrations Around the World, Chili Cook-off, Bingo for Books, Family Nights and of course - The School Carnival. Woo Hoo!

Reflections Art Competition Winners
Congrats goes out to following students who received the "Award of Excellence" at our Reflections Gala this month and will be moving onto the SCV Council Chapter Competition. We wish them all the best of luck. 
 Film Production:
Primary – Award of Excellence – Jezabella Schenone
Intermediate – Award of Excellence – Zoe Wells
Middle School – Award of Excellence – Chanelle Schenone
 
Dance Choreography
Primary – Award of Excellence – Dhanushika Reddy Komala
 
Literature
Primary – Award of Excellence – Salim Nasrallah
Intermediate – Award of Excellence – Addison Sandoval
 
Photography
Primary – Award of Excellence – Danny CleggIntermediate – Award of Excellence – Zoe Wells (Lifeguards)
Middle School – Award of Excellence – Chanelle Schenone
Special Artist – Award of Excellence – Jaden Sandoval
 
Visual Arts
Primary – Award of Excellence – Brynlee Winslow
Intermediate – Award of Excellence – Chloe Tyboroski
Middle School – Award of Excellence – Jesslyn Ngo

To see all their entries, check out our Reflections Page on our website here:

Reflections Website

Scholastic Book Fair - December 3rd - 7th
Our first Book Fair of the school year themed to "Enchanted Forest" will be - Monday, December 3rd through Friday, December  7th.  It will be held in the lower MPR (middle of the Primary Building)

Hours of the Book Fair for Parents & Families:
Mon - 2:15 pm until 3:00pm
Tues - 1:15 pm until 2:00pm
Wed - 2:15 pm until 3:00pm & 5:00pm until 7:00pm (Special night hours)
Thurs & Fri - 2:15 pm until 3:00pm
* Please remember that students can shop any day during school hours

We'll also be doing the coin challenge and special themed days for each day.  All coins brought in for each class will be used by your Pioneer's Teacher to replenish their classroom libraries and are matched by Scholastic to help kids in need receive books as well. 

Monday, December 3rd - Bring in nickels and wear your favorite color
Tuesday, December 4th - Bring in dimes and wear a crazy hair
Wednesday, December 5th - Bring in quarters and wear sport clothing
Thursday, December 6th - Bring in dollars and wear your enchanted / magical themed clothing

We are always looking for volunteers to help us run the Book Fair and help give our Pioneers a great shopping experience.  If you're available to volunteer during the book fair hours (school hours & above listed hours), please make sure to complete the School Volunteer information sheet ASAP in the school office and email our Book Fair chair Candice Tiet at [email protected]

Reindeer Lane Holiday Shoppe - December 18th - 20th
A Brand new Holiday Boutique Shoppe will be coming in December. Give your child the joy of holiday shopping on their own within a limited budget. Prices will range from $1 - $10. The shop will be located on the MPR stage this year. Please note this is not a PTA fundraiser, just a service provided by the Pinetree PTA.  All items are sold at cost.

Shopping Schedule:
Tuesday, December 18th - 9:15 am - 1:30 pm
Kids will do a little window shopping during their scheduled classroom visit to the holiday shop during our preview day.
Wednesday, December 19th - 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Kids can shop during classroom visits, recess, lunch and after-school
Thursday, December 20th - 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Kids can finish their shopping during classroom visits, recess, lunch and after-school

We are always looking for volunteers to help us run the Holiday Shoppe and help give our Pioneers a great shopping experience.  If you're available to volunteer during the shoppe hours above, please make sure to complete the School Volunteer information sheet ASAP and email our Holiday Shoppe chair Michelle Hubbell at [email protected]

Spiritwear Update
We're down to our last few sizes of our special 30th Spiritwear T-Shirts and Women's V-Necks/Scoop Necks so please get your order in ASAP to make sure you get a shirt.  Once they're gone, they're gone.

Don't forget, we also have Pinetree tote bags, lanyards, keychains and pencils available for purchase.

Also, if you missed the PTA Spiritwear booth in the MPR at the 30th Celebration, we're now selling the school wide 30th picture taken a few weeks back.  Own a piece of Pinetree history featuring your very own Pioneer Student.  Available in 5x7 or 8x10.  We're also now selling 'Pioneer Pete' Faux Coonskin Caps to show your true Pioneer Pride.
Click here to Buy Spiritwear Now via Credit/Debit Card
Click here to Download Order From to Pay by Cash/Check

Spirit Bundles
In celebration of Pinetree’s Big 30th Birthday year, the Pinetree PTA would like to introduce Spirit Bundles as a new way you can help the Pinetree PTA.  In return, you receive great goodies and recognition. We have multiple donation tiers to choose from, you can donate on behalf of your family or business name and one of the best parts - your donation is tax deductible.  This will help get Pinetree PTA on a great fundraising head start for the school year and depending on the tier, you will be able to get everything Pinetree PTA has to offer for the school year.  Pinetree PTA Fundraising provides complete funding for our enrichment classes including art and music instruction, as well as supporting classroom needs, field trips and school wide improvements.

BIG SHOUT-OUTS TO OUR DIAMOND ELITE SUPPORTERS: 
The Hefner Family
BIG SHOUT-OUTS TO OUR DIAMOND SUPPORTERS: 
The Beard Family
The Hollander Family
Click Here to view the tiers and download the order form
Click Here to view the tiers and order online via debit/credit card

Join the Pinetree PTA!
Let's see if we can bypass last year's membership total.  If you haven't joined the Pinetree PTA, make sure to join today!  We're less than 30 members away from passing last year's total!

As you can see, we have kicked off our Membership drive with a cool "Rock & Roll" theme because Pinetree PTA Members Rock! 

Come join the Pinetree PTA and have a voice in your child's education.  Please note that joining the PTA doesn't require you to attend the meetings or volunteer although we and your students would LOVE if you did.  The Pinetree PTA was able to increase the membership count in the 2017-18 year by over 10% over the 2016-17 school year.  Let's show that we can do it again.
Click Here to download the membership form to pay via cash/check
Click Here to join the PTA online via debit/credit card

Important Upcoming Dates
December
12/03-12/07 (Mon-Fri) – Book Fair
12/07 (Fri) – Family Movie Night - The Santa Clause & Visit from Santa 6:00pm
12/18-12/20 (Tues-Thurs) – Holiday Shoppe
12/24-01/11 (Mon-Fri) – Winter Break - No School

January
12/24-01/11 (Mon-Fri) – Winter Break - No School
01/17 (Thurs) – New Parent Open House 5:30pm (for parents of incoming 2019-20 school year TK/K students)
01/21 (Mon) – Martin Luther King Day - No School
01/25 (Fri) – PTA Meeting 5:30pm
01/25 (Fri) – Celebrations Around The World 6:00pm
01/29 (Tues) – Restaurant Night (TBD)
01/31 (Thurs) – Yearbook Order Deadline (at lower cost)

Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy Ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA

Comments / Questions / Suggestions? - Click Here to Submit

Reflections Gala & PTA Meeting
Make sure and come out to our Reflections Gala this Thursday, November 15th at 6:00pm following a brief PTA Meeting at 5:30pm.  Come view all the great artwork submitted and find out which Pioneer's artwork will be going onto the SCV Council competition.  Light refreshments will be served.  This is a free event provided by the Pinetree PTA. Click here to view the Agenda for this PTA Meeting

Fall Catalog Fundraiser   
Just a reminder that our catalog fundraiser orders were due this past Friday.  If you haven't turned them in yet, please bring to the office or your student's teacher as soon as possible.  Please make sure checks are written out to Pinetree PTA and no sales tax should be added to any order.  Orders should be delivered to the school and distributed to the students around December 12th.  As always, thank you so much for your support.
Proceeds from this Fundraiser go to fund our student's Enrichment classes and Field Trips. Click here to view the Catalog Fundraiser Information Sheet

Box Tops Fall Contest
Thank you to everyone who submitted their box tops this past round for the Fall Contest.  The tally has been counted and congrats goes out to Burkman (Primary) and Pithey (Upper) classes.  Keep collecting those box tops and turning them into your teacher.  Our next contest will end in January (more info to come).  With all the box tops that have been submitted the first two rounds, Pinetree PTA will be receiving a check around $775 which will go to help fund enrichment classes and field trips.  Woo Hoo!
Here are the tallies for the Fall Contest:

30th Birthday Celebration
Thank you to everyone who made it out to the 30th Birthday Celebration.  It was so special to see everyone get together to celebrate Pinetree's 30 Years of Excellence.  Special thank you to the Sulphur Springs School District and the Pinetree Teachers & Staff who made this a really great event. 

If you didn't make it out, you can view a video from SCVtv that features the full opening ceremony followed by clips from various aspects of the event including the Pop-Up Museum put together by the Pinetree PTA in the MPR.
Click here to view the video from SCVtv

Or you can read a great article written by one of our own Pinetree Dads Gilbert Bernal for KHTS:
Click here to view the article and photos from KHTS

Also, if you missed the PTA Spiritwear booth in the MPR, we're now selling the school wide 30th picture taken a few weeks back.  Own a piece of Pinetree history featuring your very own Pioneer Student.  Available in 5x7 or 8x10.  We're also now selling 'Pioneer Pete' Faux Coonskin Caps to show your true Pioneer Pride.
Click here to Buy Spiritwear Now via Credit/Debit Card
Click here to Download Order From to Pay by Cash/Check

Spirit Bundles
In celebration of Pinetree’s Big 30th Birthday year, the Pinetree PTA would like to introduce Spirit Bundles as a new way you can help the Pinetree PTA.  In return, you receive great goodies and recognition. We have multiple donation tiers to choose from, you can donate on behalf of your family or business name and one of the best parts - your donation is tax deductible.  This will help get Pinetree PTA on a great fundraising head start for the school year and depending on the tier, you will be able to get everything Pinetree PTA has to offer for the school year.  Pinetree PTA Fundraising provides complete funding for our enrichment classes including art and music instruction, as well as supporting classroom needs, field trips and school wide improvements.

BIG SHOUT-OUTS TO OUR DIAMOND ELITE SUPPORTERS: 
The Hefner Family
BIG SHOUT-OUTS TO OUR DIAMOND SUPPORTERS: 
The Beard Family
The Hollander Family
Click Here to view the tiers and download the order form
Click Here to view the tiers and order online via debit/credit card

Join the Pinetree PTA!
Let's see if we can bypass last year's membership total.  If you haven't joined the Pinetree PTA, make sure to join today!  We're less than 30 members away from passing last year's total!

As you can see, we have kicked off our Membership drive with a cool "Rock & Roll" theme because Pinetree PTA Members Rock! 

Come join the Pinetree PTA and have a voice in your child's education.  Please note that joining the PTA doesn't require you to attend the meetings or volunteer although we and your students would LOVE if you did.  The Pinetree PTA was able to increase the membership count in the 2017-18 year by over 10% over the 2016-17 school year.  Let's show that we can do it again.
Click Here to download the membership form to pay via cash/check
Click Here to join the PTA online via debit/credit card

Important Upcoming Dates
November
11/12 (Mon) – Veteran's Day - No School
11/15 (Thurs) – PTA Meeting 5:30pm
11/15 (Thurs) – Reflections Gala 6:00pm
11/19-11/23 (Mon-Fri) – Thanksgiving Break - No School

December
12/03-12/07 (Mon-Fri) – Book Fair
12/14 (Fri) – Celebrations Around The World (Tentative Date)
12/18-12/20 (Tues-Thurs) – Holiday Shoppe
12/24-01/11 (Mon-Fri) – Winter Break - No School

Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy Ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA

Comments / Questions / Suggestions? - Click Here to Submit

Fall Catalog Fundraiser
We are in the middle of our Fall Catalog Fundraiser.  Catalogs should have went home with your kiddos. This year we went with a new catalog which includes the popular Mixed Bags Designs.  Your Pioneer will be able to sell in person and also be able to create an online store for out of town family & friends. They can also advertise their store by sending out emails to friends and families to earn additional prizes.  Make sure your Pioneers turn in their daily sales coupons as they sell items for a chance to win additional prizes. 
All orders will be due this Friday, November 9th. 
Proceeds from this Fundraiser go to fund our student's Enrichment classes and Field Trips.
Click here to view the Catalog Fundraiser Information Sheet

Reflections Gala & PTA Meeting
Make sure and come out to our Reflections Gala on Thursday, November 15th at 6:00pm following a brief PTA Meeting at 5:30pm.  Come view all the great artwork submitted and find out which Pioneer's artwork will be going onto the SCV Council competition.

Membership Contest
Big Congrats go out to Mrs Evans (for TK/K), Ms. Sapa (for Primary Grades) and Ms. Chavez-Gomez (for Upper Grades) who won the Membership Drive contest.  Each class will receive a treasure chest of prizes for their classroom.

It's never too late to join the Pinetree PTA and be apart of your children's education.  For more information on how to join, please see article below.

30th Birthday Celebration
Thank you to everyone who made it out to the 30th Birthday Celebration.  It was so special to see everyone get together to celebrate Pinetree's 30 Years of Excellence.  Special thank you to the Sulphur Springs School District and the Pinetree Teachers & Staff who made this a really great event. 

If you didn't make it out, you can view a video from SCVtv that features the full opening ceremony followed by clips from various aspects of the event including the Pop-Up Museum put together by the Pinetree PTA in the MPR.
Click here to view the video from SCVtv

Or you can read a great article written by one of our own Pinetree Dads Gilbert Bernal for KHTS:
Click here to view the article and photos from KHTS

Also, if you missed the PTA Spiritwear booth in the MPR, we're now selling the school wide 30th picture taken a few weeks back.  Own a piece of Pinetree history featuring your very own Pioneer Student.  Available in 5x7 or 8x10.  We're also now selling 'Pioneer Pete' Faux Coonskin Caps to show your true Pioneer Pride.
Click here to Buy Spiritwear Now via Credit/Debit Card
Click here to Download Order From to Pay by Cash/Check

Spirit Bundles
In celebration of Pinetree’s Big 30th Birthday year, the Pinetree PTA would like to introduce Spirit Bundles as a new way you can help the Pinetree PTA.  In return, you receive great goodies and recognition. We have multiple donation tiers to choose from, you can donate on behalf of your family or business name and one of the best parts - your donation is tax deductible.  This will help get Pinetree PTA on a great fundraising head start for the school year and depending on the tier, you will be able to get everything Pinetree PTA has to offer for the school year.  Pinetree PTA Fundraising provides complete funding for our enrichment classes including art and music instruction, as well as supporting classroom needs, field trips and school wide improvements.

BIG SHOUT-OUTS TO OUR DIAMOND ELITE SUPPORTERS: 
The Hefner Family
BIG SHOUT-OUTS TO OUR DIAMOND SUPPORTERS: 
The Beard Family
The Hollander Family

To view the tiers and download the order form, CLICK HERE
To view the tiers and order online via debit/credit card, CLICK HERE

Join the Pinetree PTA!
Let's see if we can bypass last year's membership total.  If you haven't joined the Pinetree PTA, make sure to join today!

As you can see, we have kicked off our Membership drive with a cool "Rock & Roll" theme because Pinetree PTA Members Rock! 

Come join the Pinetree PTA and have a voice in your child's education.  Please note that joining the PTA doesn't require you to attend the meetings or volunteer although we and your students would LOVE if you did.  The Pinetree PTA was able to increase the membership count in the 2017-18 year by over 10% over the 2016-17 school year.  Let's show that we can do it again. 
Also, the classes with the most memberships will win some really cool prizes.  

To download the order form to pay via cash/check, CLICK HERE
To join the PTA online via debit/credit card, CLICK HERE

Important Upcoming Dates
November
11/09 (Fri) – Fall Catalog Fundraiser Orders Due
11/12 (Mon) – Veteran's Day - No School
11/15 (Thurs) – PTA Meeting 5:30pm
11/15 (Thurs) – Reflections Gala 6:00pm
11/19-11/23 (Mon-Fri) – Thanksgiving Break - No School

December
12/03-12/07 (Mon-Fri) – Book Fair
12/14 (Fri) – Celebrations Around The World (Tentative Date)
12/18-12/20 (Tues-Thurs) – Holiday Shoppe
12/24-01/11 (Mon-Fri) – Winter Break - No School

Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy Ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA

Comments / Questions / Suggestions? - Click Here to Submit